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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Cheese
Cheesecakes
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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-----BASE-----
1 c Chocolate wafer crumbs
1/4 ts Cinnamon
3 tb Margarine, melted
-----BODY-----
4 pk 8-ounce cream cheese, soften
3/4 c Sugar
4 ea Eggs
1/2 c Sour cream
1 t Vanilla
1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate pieces,
2 tb Orange flavored liqueur
1/2 ts Grated orange peel
BASE: Combine crumbs, cinnamon and margarine; press
onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 325, 10
minutes.
BODY: Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at
medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each
addition. Blend in sour cream and vanilla. Blend
chocolate into 3 cups batter; blend liqueur and peel
into remaining batter. Pour chocolate batter over
crust. Bake at 350, 30 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 325. Spoon remaining
batter over chocolate layer; continue baking 30
minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before
removing rim of pan. Chill. Garnish with chocolate
curls, if desired.
